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Arthur Stanley Brown was charged in 1998 for the August 26, 1970 rape and murder of Judith and Susan Mackay in Townsville, Queensland. The jury failed to reach a verdict and a new trial was blocked on the grounds that Brown was mentally incapable of understanding the charges against him.

Brown's arrest attracted wide publicity, leading to a witness to the abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon from the Adelaide Oval in 1973 identifying him as the man she had seen. Brown was subsequently linked the the Disappearance of the Beaumont Children, and other cold cases.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the sick and twisted life of a man who, in death, is just as much a phantom as he was in life. Nicknamed the Scarlet Pimpernel for his ability to show up anywhere, anytime, his history is largely unaccounted for, meaning we will likely never truly know just how evil he was...

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Evil under the Sun' by Andrew Rule, The Age, 8 July 2001. Note: this episode closely follows the structure of this original work, which was later compiled into the novel Underbelly 3, chapter 'The Invisible Man', by Rule and Silvester.
2. 'Unresolved murder case still haunts Townsville' by Kevin Meade, The Australian, 29 October 1999
3. wikipedia.org, murderpedia.org (including original referenced sources) and beaumontchildren.com

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Joanne Ratcliffe (11) and Kirste Gordon (4) were abducted while attending an Australian rules football match at the Adelaide Oval on 25 August 1973. Despite the case making national headlines at the time, the presumed abduction and murder is often linked and overshadowed by the disappearance of the Beaumont children in 1966. The case is also referred to as the Adelaide Oval Abductions.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the girls and their families, the details of the abductions, sightings of the perpetrator, police investigation and suspects. In the latter part of the episode, as Shaun dug deeper into the research of this case, two seemingly missed leads and a disturbing theory in connection with a remote South Australian town surfaced, suggesting a potentially dark and twisted end to this case and possibly many others...

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. The Missing Beaumont Children by Michael Madigan
2. The Cruel City by Stephen Orr
3. Man claims he saw Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon loaded into van at a boarding house after their disappearance from Adelaide Oval - Craig Cook, Sunday Mail (SA) August 31, 2013
4. Excavation in South Australia’s mid-north for clues to 1973 abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon from Adelaide Oval - Bryan Littleley and Steven Rice, The Advertiser, September 18, 2014
5. The city of kidnapped children by Marnie O’Neill, The Morning bulletin, 23rd Jun 2018
6. https://www.facebook.com/AMMGSAOSS/posts/2086183821625094
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_DHOwqpfbY&fbclid=IwAR17Dr29Bn78mskq4mKIJRHihg3ekeIJiwzWpbBedk0svtsIBBpmHlvFOlg&app=desktop
8. murderpedia.org

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Jane, Arnna, and Grant Beaumont were three siblings who disappeared from Glenelg Beach near Adelaide, South Australia on a blistering hot Australia Day, 26 January, 1966. They were aged 9, 7, and 4 years respectively. They have never been seen again.

The case is widely credited with changing Australian lifestyles; parents could no longer assume their children were safe when unsupervised in public.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss this infamous and heart wrenching suspected abduction and murder, which has attracted worldwide police and media attention, numerous suspects, many hoaxes, and many more theories.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. The Missing Beaumont Children by Michael Madigan
2. The Satin Man: Uncovering the mystery of the missing Beaumont children by Alan Whiticker and Stuart Mullins
3. The Beaumont Children: What Really Happened? - Channel 7 News
4. Crime Investigation Australia episode covering the Beaumont Children
5. murderpedia.org and wikipedia.org, including original referenced sources

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Derek Ernest Percy was a child killer who was linked to the unsolved deaths and disappearances of nine children in the 1960s.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss Percy's known history, interspersed with the crimes he's been linked with as a potential suspect.

Warning: this episode contains graphic accounts of pedophilia and paraphilia. Please exercise self-care if you choose to listen to this episode.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. Lambs to the Slaughter by Debi Marshall
2. Unsolved Australia by Justine Ford
3. Crimes That Shook Australia - S1 E6
4. One man, so many faces of evil by John Silvester,The Age, April 22, 2007
5. Child Killer Pockets Navy Pension by Carly Crawford, Sunday Herald Sun, 8 May 2005
6. murderpedia.org and wikipedia.org, including original referenced sources

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On Monday the 11th of January 1965, Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock took four of Schmidt's younger siblings to Wanda Beach for a day trip. The blustery weather forced the group to seek refuge amongst the sand dunes. Marianne and Christine left the four youngsters to go and fetch their bags, telling the children they'd return shortly, then they'd all head home. The girls never returned...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss this infamous unsolved double murder. They discuss the group's trip, the discovery of the girl's bodies, the horrifying details of their murders, and descriptions of persons seen in the area at the time. They also touch on two potentially linked unsolved murders and a list of suspects.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. Wanda: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders by Alan Whiticker
2. The Snapshot Killer by Duncan McNab
3. Unsolved Australia by Justine Ford
4. The Wanda Beach Murders - Crime Investigation Australia

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Christopher Bernard Wilder, also known as The Beauty Queen Killer, was a serial killer from Australia who abducted, tortured, raped, and murdered a number of women during a two-month cross-country crime spree in the USA in early 1984.

From Sydney's beaches, to a Miami playboy lifestyle, to finally, a spot on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list; the story of Christopher Wilder is one that has to be heard to be believed.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss Wilder's background and his crimes, his victims and their families - many who are still searching for answers - and finally, the impact this monster had on so many lives.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'The Snapshot Killer' by Duncan McNab
2. 'The Beauty Queen Killer' by Bruce Gibney
3. The FBI File - 'Christopher Wilder'
4. wikipedia and murderpedia, including original referenced sources

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Eddie Leonski, also known as the Brownout Strangler, was a US soldier and serial killer who terrorised the streets of wartime Melbourne in 1942.

Join Shaun and Chloe in their return for season 2 to discuss one of Melbourne's bleakest times, made worse by the sadistic rapist and murderer who prowled the city's dark streets.

They delve into Leonski's background, discuss his victims, the impact on the Melbourne public, and the affect on US-Australian relations at the time.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Murder at Dusk' by Ian W Shaw
2. Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer, S1E1
3. trove.nla.com.au
4. wikipedia.org, including original referenced sources.
5. Note: historical introductory information on WW2 and brownouts taken directly from Wikipedia and www.emelbourne.net.au

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Robert Hoff, a 50-year-old man who boarded with an elderly couple, was bashed to death in Carrum Downs - a suburb in Victoria’s southeast - as he walked down a quiet suburban path to a bus stop in 2011.

A neighbour found Mr Hoff lying dead in a pool of blood, and he had suffered multiple blunt force injuries to his head, face, and neck, and fractures to his right hand.

The assailant got away with a dark coloured bag containing Mr Hoff's lunch, some clothes, and a newspaper. The police have never established any motive or suspects for this murder.

If you have any information about this crime, please contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/report-a-crime/

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Katherine Knight is a woman whose early exposure to violent sexual behaviour compounded with a loose wire somewhere in her brain. She grew to use violence and sex as tools to manipulate the many male partners she'd ensnare over the years.

All of these men would experience the anger and vindictiveness of Katherine firsthand. Unfortunately for one of those men, it was also the last thing he ever experienced...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the background of the first female in Australian history to receive a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. They talk about Katherine's childhood, her relationships and the domestic violence her partners endured, and the details of the gruesome murder of John Price that stunned the small town of Aberdeen, NSW and the entire nation.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Beyond Bad' by Sandra Lee
2. 'Blood Stain' by Peter Lalor
3. Beyond the Darklands, S1E8
4. Crimes That Shook Australia S1E5
5. Casefile: True Crime Podcast - Case 12: Katherine Knight
6. R vs Knight and associated court documentation
7. Original referenced sources from wikipedia.org and murderpedia.org

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The Australian horror movie Wolf Creek has only gained in popularity over the past decade since its release, spawning a sequel and spin-off television series. But it's a work of fiction. Something that terrifying wouldn't happen in reality, and if it had, you'd know about it...right?

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the terrifying ordeal two backpackers named Lena and Beatriz endured at the hands of a very real monster at Salt Creek, South Australia, in 2016. While our movie-watching brains can compartmentalise Mick Taylor's acts as being purely make believe, hearing the horror these women endured at the hands of Roman Heinze is something you'll immediately want to forget. But it mightn't be that easy...

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Escape from Salt Creek' - 60 minutes
2. R vs Heinze and associated court documentation
3. Articles from Adelaidenow.com.au

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